FAE lovers

cat 297c · Oct 13, 2011

I've been using Quadco's Chipper teeth for 300-400hrs now, There awesome they're double sided much like bradco teeth I've been getting 60-70 hrs out of one side with me sharpening them 4-5 times. After that i just simply flip them over, The fae rotor on my Rayco is a 2 bolt holder the Quadco Holder is great because one bolt goes threw the Fae holder into the Quadco. Then there's only one bolt for the tooth it goes threw the Fae holder an the quadco to the tooth itself. A whole of alot better then Trying to remove 2 bolt per tooth. The pictures below are of a huge cypress stump that i cut in under 3 minutes with the chippers man wat a difference they make! An for u carbide lovers Quadco also makes a double tipped carbide for there holders that also are double sided.

timberwolf71 · Oct 13, 2011

cat 297c said:
I've been using Quadco's Chipper teeth for 300-400hrs now, There awesome they're double sided much like bradco teeth I've been getting 60-70 hrs out of one side with me sharpening them 4-5 times. After that i just simply flip them over, The fae rotor on my Rayco is a 2 bolt holder the Quadco Holder is great because one bolt goes threw the Fae holder into the Quadco. Then there's only one bolt for the tooth it goes threw the Fae holder an the quadco to the tooth itself. A whole of alot better then Trying to remove 2 bolt per tooth. The pictures below are of a huge cypress stump that i cut in under 3 minutes with the chippers man wat a difference they make! An for u carbide lovers Quadco also makes a double tipped carbide for there holders that also are double sided.

Talked with a Quadco Rep at the Mid Atlantic Logging and Biomass Expo About that setup. Glad to read your review cause I'm seriously considering setting up my head with those and giving them a try. Do you think they would work as well on a 287C with FAE head?.. I was thinking it might also help with engine/hydro temps as well ...

yellowdogsvc · Oct 13, 2011

thanks for the review.. I run a CAT/FAE. Like the carbides but always looking for something better. Too bad I work in rock most of the time

cat 297c · Oct 17, 2011

timberwolf,
i don't see where it wouldn't help u will be amazed at wat u can cut, also u should burn less fuel i see a big difference in the rayco.

timberwolf71 · Oct 17, 2011

cat 297c said:
timberwolf,
i don't see where it wouldn't help u will be amazed at wat u can cut, also u should burn less fuel i see a big difference in the rayco.

Thanks 297c,
I appreciate the info. If I can ever save enough nickles, I look foward to trying them. I believe they would be the trick for hardwood saplings such as white oak. My hammers are somewhat dull and the white oak raps around the drum, slowing it down and it takes setting still awhile sometimes while the head pulverizes it into hardwood cotton . Oh how I long for at least 100 more horsepower. Lol !!
:licking:

McCaskey · Oct 18, 2011

If you're looking for an FAE head, there are 16 "unused" 2006 FAE heads at auction in Edmonton AB Canada on Oct 26th.
FAE | Construction Equipment Search Results | Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Landshark256 · Jul 14, 2013

Well I just ran into the New Kid on the block and He is Fast and Mean. Works cheap too.

Don't know if anyone else has had the chance to see this thing in person, I am hoping to soon.
look around the website they have a few youtube videos, this head is impressive.

SS ECO Mulchers for Skid Steers

cat 297c · Jul 21, 2013

If anyone is interested I have 17 Quadco holders and chipper teeth for a single bolt Fae head I run half Quadcos and Fae carbides. Traded my Fae in on Denis Cimaf will consider any readable offer on the Quadco holders and chippers

ramzee1 · Jul 21, 2013

Cat, I'm interested if you still have them. Will PM you. thanks

cat 297c · Jul 22, 2013

ramzee1 said:
Cat, I'm interested if you still have them. Will PM you. thanks

Pm sent

Marek · Jul 28, 2013

I looked into the Eco Mulcher too. Wish there were one close enough to demo

Todd727 · Aug 3, 2013

Anyone find out the price?

Marek · Aug 4, 2013

They are sold only thru Cat dealers, price is 23 -24k . Most seem to be used in the south and west coast.

yellowdogsvc · Aug 4, 2013

I try and try to get my shreds that fine. It's tough with carbide hammers. I've thought about switching to chippers but I work in a lot of areas where there can and is limestone and occasionally flint. I asked my dealer about running a few chippers with the carbides but they told me I'd have a balance issue.

Here's some of what I do.. and I like it to look nice so the land owners can walk and drive without tripping over bigger pieces. I spend a lot of extra time trying to get it smoothed out just right. This area was about 900 ft x 10' of 4-8" cedar trees that I had sheared and stacked the day before. I was covering an old ranch road that had some erosion, rocks, and little vegetation.

APSmulching · Aug 5, 2013

Nice job, that looks very impressive. I wish my Fecon could make shreds that small.

cat 297c · Aug 5, 2013

yellowdogsvc said:
I try and try to get my shreds that fine. It's tough with carbide hammers. I've thought about switching to chippers but I work in a lot of areas where there can and is limestone and occasionally flint. I asked my dealer about running a few chippers with the carbides but they told me I'd have a balance issue.

Here's some of what I do.. and I like it to look nice so the land owners can walk and drive without tripping over bigger pieces. I spend a lot of extra time trying to get it smoothed out just right. This area was about 900 ft x 10' of 4-8" cedar trees that I had sheared and stacked the day before. I was covering an old ranch road that had some erosion, rocks, and little vegetation.
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Every Dealer will tell u will have a balance issue, but they have never tried it to know it will take time may have to rearrange the chippers several times to get it right but its possible. I have 18 fae carbides and 16 quadcos chippers on my fae and it runs fine had to just keep changing teeth round and final got it right, have had no balance issues.

redprospector · Aug 6, 2013

yellowdogsvc said:
I try and try to get my shreds that fine. It's tough with carbide hammers. I've thought about switching to chippers but I work in a lot of areas where there can and is limestone and occasionally flint. I asked my dealer about running a few chippers with the carbides but they told me I'd have a balance issue.

Here's some of what I do.. and I like it to look nice so the land owners can walk and drive without tripping over bigger pieces. I spend a lot of extra time trying to get it smoothed out just right. This area was about 900 ft x 10' of 4-8" cedar trees that I had sheared and stacked the day before. I was covering an old ranch road that had some erosion, rocks, and little vegetation.
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Very nice work! I wish I could get shreds that small with my Fecon too.

Andy

tonyoz · Aug 7, 2013

Fecon mulchers can get it looking like that if you have a door on it otherwise it takes more passes to achive that quality.

redprospector · Aug 7, 2013

I'm going to have to look into getting a door on mine then.
It will pass State Forestry specs. the way it is. But the way Yellow Dog's pic looks, that would be a leg up over the competition for the private land owners I work for.
I've got them close to that, but it was a lot of passes, and a lot of $4.00 a gallon fuel.

Andy